...
"alright!"
Xuan Hao bit off the end of the thread, stood up, clapped his hands, and looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction.
Although the stitches weren't very fine and there wasn't much fancy embroidery, at least the sleeves and pant legs were altered to the right length, and the waist was tightened.
While it still had a slightly loose boyfriend style on Na'er, at least it wouldn't fall down.
Coupled with Na'er's top-notch looks, this originally ordinary old clothes were transformed into something with a haute couture feel.
"Not bad, you look quite energetic."
Xuan Hao nodded, then his gaze shifted downwards and landed on Na'er's feet.
Those worn-out cloth shoes were completely ruined; the soles were almost worn through, revealing the tender white toes.
"I'm really out of ideas about shoes, and I don't know how to make them."
Xuan Hao shook his head.
There was nowhere to buy such things in this desolate wilderness. If she were to walk barefoot or in tattered shoes, her feet would definitely be ruined.
"Come on up."
Xuan Hao turned around, squatted down in front of Na'er, and patted his own shoulder.
"Huh?" Na'er was taken aback.
"What do you mean 'huh'? I'll carry you on my back."
Xuan Hao glanced back at her.
"The nearest town is still dozens of miles away, and it's all mountain roads.
If you ruin your legs, I'll have to treat them for you. Hurry up, don't dawdle."
Looking at that broad back, Na'er felt a surge of warmth in her heart.
She pursed her lips, carefully climbed up, and gently wrapped her little hands around Xuan Hao's neck.
"Hold on tight."
Xuan Hao lifted her up with both hands, gave her a slight bounce, and then strode off toward the outside of the mountain.
"Brother...why are you so good to me?"
Na'er whispered in his ear, her breath carrying a faint milky scent.
"It's on my way, and I also felt sorry for you."
Xuan Hao stared straight ahead, his feet barely touching the ground, yet his tone remained nonchalant:
"Besides, wouldn't it be impressive to take such a pretty girl out with me?"
"If things don't work out in the future, we can pawn you off to a wealthy family as a child bride. We can probably get a lot of money from that."
"...Brother is lying."
"How is that lying?
I was very serious, okay?"
"Because... I didn't see that look in my brother's eyes that suggested he wanted to sell me off."
"It seems you're not only not very bright, but you also have poor eyesight."
"No way!"
...
Deep within the Papal Palace in Wuhun City.
A terrifying surge of soul power suddenly erupted, like a chilling wind from the deepest hell, instantly sweeping across the entire hall.
The door to the secret room slowly opened, and Bibi Dong stepped out.
Her aura was even more profound and terrifying than it had been a month ago, and the space around her seemed to distort slightly with every move she made.
Level 98!
After a month of seclusion, fueled by the anger and the special magnetic field generated by the sacrifice of a 100,000-year-old soul beast, she turned misfortune into blessing and made further progress, stepping into the peak realm of level 98, which countless Title Douluos dream of!
"call..."
Bibi Dong exhaled a long breath, her eyes gleaming with purple light.
Although she had made a breakthrough, the anger in her heart had not subsided at all.
If she were to obtain those two 100,000-year-old soul beasts and acquire two 100,000-year-old soul rings, her current soul power would definitely be able to directly challenge the threshold of the 99th level Peerless Douluo, allowing her to officially begin the Rakshasa God Trial in a fully-fledged state!
But now, everything has fallen apart because of that scoundrel's "turning his back on us."
"Go, bring Xuanhao to me."
Bibi Dong sat back on the papal throne, her voice cold and unreadable, "After being imprisoned for a month, he should have calmed down and realized where he went wrong."
In the past month, she has actually come to a lot of understanding.
Killing someone to extract their bones?
She did have that thought. But after calming down, she gave up on it.
Firstly, given her current cultivation level and the configuration of her soul rings and soul bones, having another soul bone would be a bonus, not a necessity.
Secondly, Xuan Hao's talent is truly unparalleled in her life.
The combination of a golden dragon and a silver dragon—this ultimate twin top-tier martial soul, if properly nurtured, might very well surpass hers in the future.
It's not worth destroying such a perfect successor for a mere piece of soul bone.
As for the two lost 100,000-year-old soul beasts, those two beasts in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest will be hers sooner or later anyway.
Once she reaches level 99 and takes control of the Elders' Hall, she will then plan her hunt.
However, while he may escape the death penalty, he cannot escape punishment.
If we don't teach him a lesson this time, he might just tear down the Papal Palace in the future.
Bibi Dong was mentally debating whether to give him a hundred lashes or throw him into the Lost Canyon for training.
However, time passed second by second.
The maid she had sent remained standing at the bottom of the steps, head bowed, trembling all over, and did not move for a long time.
"What are you standing there for?"
Bibi Dong frowned slightly. "Can't you understand what I'm saying?"
"Thump!"
The maid's knees buckled, and she knelt on the ground, her forehead pressed tightly against the earth, her voice trembling with tears:
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
"It's not that I don't want to go... it's... it's that Young Master Xuanhao... he's disappeared!"
"Gone?" Bibi Dong's eyes narrowed.
"What do you mean gone?
He's locked up in solitary confinement. Can he just vanish into thin air?"
"It's...it's really gone!" the maid cried. "It's been...it's been missing for over half a month!"
"boom--!"
Bibi Dong suddenly stood up, and the papal throne beneath her instantly turned to dust.
"More than half a month?!"
Her voice instantly rose eight octaves, and with a flash, she transformed into a purple streak of light, rushing out of the main hall and heading straight for the solitary confinement room in the side hall.
...
The door to the solitary confinement cell was wide open.
Bibi Dong rushed into the room and looked at the empty stone bed and the floor that was obviously covered with a thin layer of dust.
She felt like she was about to have a stroke.
Her gaze instantly locked onto the neatly folded letter on the stone bed, which was weighed down by a piece of black jade paperweight.
She strode over and grabbed the letter.
[To my dearest sister: It's as if we're meeting in person...]
[...the small stick suffers, the big stick goes...]
[...My sister's anger right now is probably on the level of a super-powerful stick...]
"...When my sister calms down...I will definitely come back..."
"Sizzle—!"
The letter instantly turned into countless fragments in Bibi Dong's hand, and then was directly annihilated into ashes under the terrifying soul power.
"Very good! Very good!"
Bibi Dong trembled with rage, her beautiful face now covered in frost, her chest heaving violently.
"The little stick gets beaten by the big stick?"
"You wicked disciple! You're utterly a wicked disciple!!"
She was still thinking about how to be lenient with him, thinking that she would let him go as long as he admitted his mistake, and even thinking about how to train him in the future.
And what was the result?
That little bastard actually packed his bags and ran away a long time ago!
Not only did he run away, but he also left her this sarcastic letter!
He said he was afraid she would kill her disciple, and that he would take care of her in the future.
His words were full of shameless behavior, saying "I don't believe you" and "I'm running away first"!
"Someone come here!!"
Bibi Dong roared so loudly that it almost lifted the roof off.
"What are you all doing?!
Get yourselves in here!!"
A moment later.
The paladin guards responsible for watching the solitary confinement cell, along with the maid who brought the food, all knelt outside the cell, their faces ashen.
"These are your guards?!"
Bibi Dong pointed at the empty room, her eyes blazing with murderous intent.
"A Soul Master who's only in his thirties!
A child who's only eight or nine years old!
Right under the noses of you Soul Kings and Soul Emperors, he just swaggered out of the heavily guarded Papal Palace?!"
Are you blind?!
The guards looked at each other, sweating profusely, but none of them dared to answer.
They were desperate too! Who could have imagined that a child locked up could just vanish into thin air?
And without a sound!
"Speak!" Bibi Dong looked at the food-delivering maid kneeling in the corner.
"When exactly did you find out?!"
"Yes..." the maid answered tremblingly, "Half a month ago, I noticed that the food I had brought in hadn't been touched for two days in a row, so I dared to go in and check, only to find that the person was already gone..."
"At that time, Your Majesty was in a critical period of seclusion, and I dared not disturb you, so I... reported this matter to Elder Yueguan."
"Yue Guan?" Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes.
"Tell him to get over here!"
Not long after, Ju Douluo Yue Guan, having received the news, rushed to the scene in a great hurry.
Upon seeing Bibi Dong's gloomy, almost dripping face, his heart sank.
"Your Majesty..."
"Where is he?" Bibi Dong asked coldly.
"Since you knew about it half a month ago, have you found him?"
Yue Guan broke out in a cold sweat: "Your Majesty, I've been wronged!"
"Upon learning of Xuan Hao's disappearance, I immediately ordered the sealing off of Wuhun City and led the enforcement team to search the entire city!
But... but he seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving not a trace!"
"I suspect that he had probably been away from Spirit City for more than two days when he was discovered missing."
"Half a month..."
Bibi Dong's vision went black, her body swayed, and she almost fainted from anger.
The fact that he was able to leave silently under the guards of the Papal Palace must be due to the power of the 100,000-year-old soul ring and soul bone he just acquired!
Half a month!
With that kid's quick wit and skill, he could have reached not only the city but also Tiandou City and Xingluo City!
The world is vast, where is she supposed to find it?!
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